Guncangan kuat dirasakan di seluruh Haida Gwaii di mana penduduk di [[Masset]], [[Skidegate]], [[Sandspit]], dan [[Queen Charlotte City]] dievakuasi ke tempat yang lebih tinggi.<ref>{{cite news|author=Justine Hunter, Ian Bailey And Wendy Stueck|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/tsunami-warning-issued-after-earthquake-strikes-off-haida-gwaii/article4710930/|title=Minor temblor rattles Los Angeles after strong quake off B.C. coast|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=|accessdate=28 Oktober 2012}}</ref> Guncangan kecil terasa di [[Prince Rupert, BC|Prince Rupert]] dan di kota-kota lain dari [[British Columbia|negara bagian]] seperti [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]], [[Quesnel, British Columbia|Quesnel]], dan sampai sejauh [[Kamloops]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tsunami heads for Hawaii after huge B.C. quake|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/27/bc-quake-reported.html|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=CBC|date=October 27, 2012|author=CBC News}}</ref> Aliran listrik terputus di [[Bella Coola, British Columbia|Bella Coola]].<ref name="NYTimes M 7.8 Quake off W Canada">{{cite news|title=Magnitude 7.8 Quake Strikes Off Western Canada|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/10/27/us/ap-cn-canada-earthquake.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 28, 2012|agency=The Associated Press}}</ref>
